Christianity

When a child is born in the Christian community, they follow three rituals/rites of passages. The first ever ritual or ceremony that a Christian will go through is always going to be related to birth. The celebrations consists of: Naming Ceremony, Dedication and Infant Baptism.

Naming Ceremony

When a child is named to become a unique human being, they will often consist the following...

Welcoming and Gathering

- The family and relatives of the new-born child will gather into the church to celebrate the offspring.

Prayer

- The paster will preach the lord's words to be nourished into the child.

Bible Reading

- The parent of the child may choose from a bible verse to be read out loud to their child. Exodus 2: 1-10 the birth adoption and naming of Moses; 1 Samuel 1: 19-28 the birth naming and offering of Samuel to God; Mark 10: 13-16 the blessing of children by Jesus; Luke 1: 59-66 the naming of John the baptist; Luke 2: 21-28 the naming of Jesus and his presentation in the Temple.

Naming of the Child

- The parents will choose a unique name for the child.

Gifting and socializing

- Your family will gather will people who have attended the ceremony and receive gifts from them.

Dedication

When a Christian family prays to god, dedicating their child's future under god. They will make dedications that their child will live under god's will. The child will then become educated in god's ways and god's words. The job of the parents after making their dedication is to educate their child under god's will and teach their child and demonstrate god's ways. The teaching will finish and the responsibility (burden) of the parent's will pass onto the child. Until then, the parents must earnestly pray for their child and lead them to the correct way. They will then make their vows and the dedication service will be over. After this ceremony, the child will be under god.

Baptism

During a Christian christening, the parents of the child will often make their declarations. The significant part of this ceremony/ritual is that the child is baptized with holy water. This was started many years ago and now is a symbol of christ. Then the candle will be passed on, symbolizing that Jesus has lightened this earth. The parents will be asked to learn the importance of baptism and make their vows. The previous ceremonies- Naming Ceremony and Dedication- are part of the baptism ceremony. The parents make their dedication that the child will grow up learning the one and only god's ways. Following that, the Child will be sprinkled with holy water and receive his Christian name. The ceremony will consist of one or more children willing to be baptized. By having holy water sprinkled over their heads, it symbolizes their sins being washed away. In this particular ceremony, the god parents will also attend. They will also make their vows and promise god to lead the child though god's words. If anything were to happen to the child's parents, the god parents will come have the responsibility to take care of the child.